Mourning in Greek handball: Eleni Potari has died

Eleni Potari died aged just 41, sending Greek handball into mourning. The former international athlete with a great career in several clubs as well as the national team in which she played During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he struggled with many health problems in recent years.

The news was announced by the Greek Handball Federation with a corresponding announcement, which stated:

“The Greek Handball Federation announces with deep sadness the death of Eleni Potaris at the age of just 41.

Eleni Potari paid tribute to Greek handball and the national team, of which she was an active member for several years and even took part in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.

He had a great career as a left winger, winning titles and also winning major individual awards.

He started with Aris Nikias, while he then competed in Ormi Patras, OFN Ionia, Anagennisi Byron and GAS Kamaterou.

She also took part with the women’s national team in the Mediterranean Games in Tunis (2001), Almeria (2005) and the Balkan Games in Turkey in 2004, where she won the bronze medal.

In recent years, Eleni suffered from health problems, which she always faced with courage and exaggerated dignity. She was a fighter for life and that is how she will be remembered.

“The President Costas Gandis, the members of the OCHE Board of Directors, the First Vice-President of the Greek Olympic Committee Stelios Angeloudis, the staff and the Press Office of the Association express their sincere condolences to their people.”